Rocks and Stones: One Deep Breath
Softly curved limestone
Carved by ancient waters
Sanctuary
Green, blue, rust, grey, tan
A colorful palette
On the cliffside
Soft mountains,
Lush forest over old stone,
Almost Heaven...
Tiny limestone cave
with a crystal waterfall
Childhood's secret place.
Under the earth
hidden in velvet darkness,
Gypsum roses bloom.
Beautiful cubes
Sparkle in coal samples.
Bother! Pyrite.
Green cave bubbles
shine softly on my wrist,
malachite bracelet.
Carved by ancient waters
Sanctuary
Green, blue, rust, grey, tan
A colorful palette
On the cliffside
Soft mountains,
Lush forest over old stone,
Almost Heaven...
Tiny limestone cave
with a crystal waterfall
Childhood's secret place.
Under the earth
hidden in velvet darkness,
Gypsum roses bloom.
Beautiful cubes
Sparkle in coal samples.
Bother! Pyrite.
Green cave bubbles
shine softly on my wrist,
malachite bracelet.
Labels: mountains, One Deep Breath, poetry
posted by Plain Foolish | 8:18 AM
10 Comments:
lovely landscapes and a beautiful bracelet too
I like the flow and the story.
Rose
xo
Your rocks are so alive!
Mine's at
Writing in Faith: Poems
So much good painting. "hidden in velvet darkness/Gypsum roses bloom." Wowie!!!!!
Ah, the beauty that rests in these haiku! So visual and soothing... Except the 'bother' word. That's so funny! I used to do a lot of gold panning and 'bother' is a word I recognize in that scene!
this is so beautiful! i feel as though i was a child exploring & discovering as i read them...vivid imagery for sure!
Thank you all.
Tumblewords, the bother! over finding fool's gold in coal is in some ways even worse than the bother! over finding fool's gold in one's pan.
Pyrite is one of the signs that coal contains sulfur, which if you burn it, leads to air and water pollution. I grew up near a coal mine, and it was my science fair project to measure the levels of pyrite in the local coal. Not a pretty picture, let me tell you.
Such wonderful images of beauty undisturbed. Stories to be told. I love the scene that comes up in my mind with the mountains in #3. You Rock!
I so enjoyed these, I can see your love for stone through this collection ;)
Very beautiful images are evoked by these words! Very well done!
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